diff --git a/contracts/validator-manager/ERC20TokenStakingManager.sol b/contracts/validator-manager/ERC20TokenStakingManager.sol
index e0cea5923..397286bf3 100644
--- a/contracts/validator-manager/ERC20TokenStakingManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/validator-manager/ERC20TokenStakingManager.sol
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {SafeERC20} from "@openzeppelin/contracts@5.0.2/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC
  * @dev Implementation of the {IERC20TokenStakingManager} interface.
  *
  * @custom:security-contact https://github.com/ava-labs/icm-contracts/blob/main/SECURITY.md
+ * @custom:oz-upgrades-unsafe-allow constructor external-library-linking
  */
 contract ERC20TokenStakingManager is
     Initializable,
diff --git a/contracts/validator-manager/NativeTokenStakingManager.sol b/contracts/validator-manager/NativeTokenStakingManager.sol
index facf37a56..cb1528307 100644
--- a/contracts/validator-manager/NativeTokenStakingManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/validator-manager/NativeTokenStakingManager.sol
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {Initializable} from
  * @dev Implementation of the {INativeTokenStakingManager} interface.
  *
  * @custom:security-contact https://github.com/ava-labs/icm-contracts/blob/main/SECURITY.md
+ * @custom:oz-upgrades-unsafe-allow constructor external-library-linking
  */
 contract NativeTokenStakingManager is
     Initializable,
diff --git a/contracts/validator-manager/PoAValidatorManager.sol b/contracts/validator-manager/PoAValidatorManager.sol
index b62a30557..3510a723b 100644
--- a/contracts/validator-manager/PoAValidatorManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/validator-manager/PoAValidatorManager.sol
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {OwnableUpgradeable} from
  * @dev Implementation of the {IPoAValidatorManager} interface.
  *
  * @custom:security-contact https://github.com/ava-labs/icm-contracts/blob/main/SECURITY.md
+ * @custom:oz-upgrades-unsafe-allow constructor external-library-linking
  */
 contract PoAValidatorManager is IPoAValidatorManager, ValidatorManager, OwnableUpgradeable {
     constructor(ICMInitializable init) {